Signs are being put up in Lancaster parks announcing the prohibition of smoking.

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More communities are following suit, because getting the signs is easier than ever.

The city is putting up signs at all of its parks, telling smokers to go somewhere else.

"I think it will be a great deterrent for people not to come and smoke, know there are kids here playing and families that want to be here and not have to worry about cigarette smoke," said parent Tiffany Good.

"Making people think twice before they light up a cigarette or put a piece of snuff in their mouth, that hey, kids are at play around here," said Angela Trout of the Lancaster YWCA.

Money from the 1998 tobacco settlement paid for the signs and the YWCA and Lancaster General Health are handing them out to anyone who passes a resolution or ordinance banning smoking at playgrounds or parks. The signs says just seeing someone smoking can influence a child to make a poor decision.

"It just seems that's normal, that's what adults do," Trout said.

Lancaster city received 50 signs in English and 12 in Spanish.

What these signs don't say though, is what the penalty is. That's because there isn't one.

"This is grassroots, so even if it's baby steps, that's fine," Trout said.

Other municipalities have also passed the resolution, meaning still no consequences for ignoring the signs, but organizers of Young Lungs at Play hope communities will play a role in pushing for penalties.

The other municipalities in Lancaster County that have also passed similar resolutions include: